IVatican Observatory: Ngisho nesonto libheke esibhakabhakeni

Ake sithole indawo yonke ndawonye ngamehlo e-Vatican. ukubhekwa kwezinkanyezi kwe Isonto lamaKatolika.

Ngokuphambene nalokho okushiwo, isonto alikaze liphikisane nesayensi. Lapho Indawo yokubheka iVatican indawo yokubuka izinkanyezi, eyakhiwa ngo-1891. Ubaba uFrancesco Denza ohlongozwayo Leo XIII ukuvula i-Observatory eVatican embhoshongweni wemimoya lapho phambilini bekuvele kukhona i-Observatory ebisebenzela ukudlula kwikhalenda UGiuliano i-quello UGregory.

Ngokwemibhalo esemthethweni, le ngosi yayinenhloso yokukhombisa umhlaba ukuthi iSonto lalingaqondakali. Isayensi ayibonwanga njengento eyingozi ephikisana noKholo, impela akukho veto eyabekwa kubaphathi nohlobo locwaningo olwenziwa ngaphakathi kuyo. Leyo nkathi yayinzima esontweni ngoba lalisolwa ngokufihla isiko lezwe.

Isonto lafakazela ukuthi kungaba nabapristi ababengonkulunkulu ngasikhathi sinye ososayensi nabacwaningi. Ukuhunyushwa kombhalo weBhayibheli kufanele kwenziwe ngokolwazi lwesimanje. Eqinisweni, okwethu Dio futhi ungumdali wendawo yonke futhi ngenxa yalokho ungumdali wazo zonke izinhlobo zokuphila ezikhona. Lokhu kucwaninga, noma kwezinye izinhlobo zokuphila akunakuphikisana ne- Fede. I-Vatican Observatory yaqale yakhuluma ngocwaningo lwesayensi yezinkanyezi.

Kusukela kumaphrojekthi wokuqala wesikhungo sokubheka iVatican kuze kube namuhla.

Iphrojekthi yakhe yokuqala ayibambe iqhaza kwaba eyokwenziwa kwezithombe zezulu. Ngo-1935 yonke indawo yokubuka izinto yasuswa eVatican yayiswa ePalace Palace yase UCastel Gandolfo futhi iphethwe yinkampani ye- uJesu ngaphansi kokuqondiswa ngumJesuit uGuy Joseph Consolmagno. Manje i-Observatory ayisenzi imisebenzi yocwaningo ngenxa yokukhanya. Isikhungo sokubheka isonto esisha sakhiwa, lapho sisebenzisana namanyuvesi nezikhungo ezifana ne- CERN.